Hi, here a fan from Spain. My first post and maybe the last. First of all sorry for my english, i know is a disaster. Concerning the game:
1) Donovan is a stud. He will be nº 1/2/3 in the league in the future. He has to shot,20 each game, sometimes a little bit more sometimes less but the main important thing is that he needs to learn to share the ball and the end of the game. I know he is probably the only one that can create is own shot but if give the ball to mItchell 15 or 20 attacks in a row the game is too predictible. Utah can´t make the playoffs playing like that. If you have the ball and you go inside sometimes you will be capable to score and sometimes, with two or three defenders in front of you and with the rest of the team open you have to know someone will be alone ready to shoot. I know the stress of that situation but this what the boy needs to improve.
2) Rudy. I like Rudy, he is the type of player i´ve always wanted on my team. Yesterday was not his game ok. But he needs to develope his mid range shot urgently. And he needs to learn to play the post. I think that when your opponent is playing like L.A yesterday you have to make him work hard on defense, you have to make him feel frustrated on defense and then, his offense won´t be so relaxed. At the moment Rudy is not the player that can make you crazy, he needs Ingles, Ricky, Donovan to pick&roll and that´s predictible.
3) Ingles: He is playiing soo well. I love his slow motion game, very talented, here we say is "cream". But definitely he has to shoot more, i think he can give one step more to help Utah being a contender
4) Ricky : I have being always a fan , with his ups and downs. Sometimes has been frustrating. Always looking for a pass, sometimes a too difficult pass.His turnovers. His layups and bricks. Obviously he is far from perfect. But he has passion, inteligence, he Knows the game and now he is playing great. Yesterday was the one that put the team in his back in the third with his threes and in the fourth with his free throws to keep the game close until Donovan appears. Please UTAH FAN NATION give Ricky credit, he is playing hard. Give him more love. I think in this tread i´ve read only one post talking about Ricky , he did a great job. And he stayed the last ten minutes in the corner , watching what Mitchell, a rookie, was trying to do. I think he could help being more involved at the end because Mitchell plays hero ball a little bit too much for a team that wants to play playoffs.
We need more from the rest of the team.
I hope Utah will play the playoffs. Very, very, very good luck